My experience shows that 700 or 800 (or even less) domain registrations are enough to bring a keyword into the top 10.

There was on common keyword in the 2 lists: apex.

The “Apex Legends” domain name registrations are related to a free-to-play battle royale game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on February 4, 2019, without any prior announcement or marketing. So that might explain the sudden increase in domain registrations. Of course there could be trademark (TM) problems with these domains.

Top 10 Keyword Registration Trends for .COM and .NET in February 2019:

.COM

.NET

worlds

apex

apex

studios

dentistry

friends

winning

current

legends

epic

they

anti

keeper

attorney

pinpoint

phoenix

amelia

stem

fold

corporate

*Note: Each list was developed by examining keyword registration growth relative to the preceding month, such that those keywords with the highest percentage of registration growth are being reported on. This method is used to eliminate commonly registered keywords, such as “online” and “shop,” to provide a true look at monthly trends. In order to be included, a keyword must experience a minimum threshold in registration growth month over month. Qualifying keywords with the highest volume of registrations are then ranked and included in the list.

About Konstantinos Zournas

Konstantinos studied Computer Engineering and Computer Science in London and lives in Athens, Greece. He loves domains and building websites. He is online since 1995, learned about html in 1996 and got into domains in 2002. He started the OnlineDomain.com blog in 2012.